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Perceptions of criticisms given by in-groups and out-groups Sarah Mitchell Abstract Background Groups are commonly formed within society and social identity theory looks at their organisation and interaction and why this occurs in the way it does. Previous research such as that of Hornsey et al suggests the ideas of criticisms from and within in-groups and out-groups and how depending upon the position of the critic differences in how the in-group members respond to the criticism. Aim The aim of the study reported in this paper was to replicate the studies of that of Hornsey et al and determine if there is a relationship between the member of a critic to a group and the sensitivity of the response given by the in-group members. Method 50 university students with a mean age of 19.58 were split into two groups. One group received criticism from an out-group member about the in-group to which they belonged and the other group...

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